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About Budhargaon Village

Budhargaon is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 30 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 33 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 18.8 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 30
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 33
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Budhargaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 18.8 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Budhargaon

Budhargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Budhargaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Budhargaon from other places

Budhargaon lies about 15 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 46 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Budhargaon
District headquarters Uttarkashi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 21 km
Nearest town Tehri 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Budhargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Budhargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhargaon village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Budhargaon village has 30 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhargaon has about 33 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Budhargaon is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhargaon covers 18.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Budhargaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Budhargaon is Dehradun, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Budhargaon.

Budhargaon is about 15 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhargaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 15 km away. Dunda is about 21 km away. Tehri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dikholi (3.6 km), Hareti (3.8 km) and Dharasu Range (4.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Budhargaon today is likely to be higher.

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